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THE AMERICAS
TUCSON GEM SHOW: FEBRUARY 13–16, 2025
The Tucson, AZ, show calls itself the largest and oldest in the world, celebrates 70 years in 2025. It was the first gem and mineral show to bring the hobby enthusiast, the public, and curators/professionals together for discovery and discussion. More. Peripheral events take place in late January and February. Schedule here.
YUMA ART SYMPOSIUM: FEBRUARY 20–22, 2025
Has jewelry presenters and a pin auction. Takes place in Yuma, AZ. More.
BIJOUX!: TYPICALLY IN MARCH
The Boca Raton Museum’s annual contemporary jewelry exhibition and sale. Find it on the museum’s events calendar.
MAD ABOUT JEWELRY: TYPICALLY IN EARLY MAY
The Museum of Arts and Design’s annual benefit awards celebration and sale of contemporary jewelry features designs from 50 emerging and acclaimed international jewelry artists. In New York City. More.
SNAG CONFERENCE: TYPICALLY IN APRIL, MAY, OR JUNE
The conference changes cities every year. The most recent one took place in San Diego in June 2024. Website.
LATIN AMERICAN BIENNIAL OF CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY: TYPICALLY IN OCTOBER
The fourth edition took place in October 2024. Info.
REPAIR DAYS: TYPICALLY IN OCTOBER
The Metal Museum, in Memphis, TN, invites you to bring in your metal items to have them restored to their former glory. This is the museum’s largest fund-raiser. All proceeds help to support its annual programming, such as new exhibitions, the apprenticeship program, the M4 on tour, and the after-school program Forging the Future.
NEW YORK CITY JEWELRY WEEK: NOVEMBER
A hybrid program combines virtual experiences streamed on YouTube with immersive in-person events.NYC Jewelry Week brings together the most talented and influential figures in the jewelry industry, who curate a variety of experiences. Attendees can explore exhibitions, indulge in exclusive shopping opportunities, and partake in exciting retail collaborations. In addition, a series of panel discussions provides insights into the latest trends, challenges, and innovations within the industry. Each event is crafted to offer truly unique and unforgettable jewelry moments.
EUROPE
ATHENS JEWELRY WEEK
Currently on hiatus.
AMBER TRIP
ANTWERP JEWELRY WEEK
BUDAPEST JEWELRY WEEK
BRUSSELS JEWELRY WEEK
INHORGENTA
LISBON JEWELLERY BIENNIAL
COLLECT: FEBRUARY 28–MARCH 2
Jewelry and high-end craft. Organized by the UK’s Crafts Council, it takes place in London. More.
NORDIC-BALTIC JEWELLERY FESTIVAL: FEBRUARY 14–MARCH 14, 2025
Unites galleries, artists, and enthusiasts to celebrate and promote contemporary art jewelry within the Nordic-Baltic region. Lithuania and Sweden, with their rich histories and traditions in jewelry, provide the backdrop for this festival. By bridging the heritage of these two countries with the innovative spirit of contemporary art jewelry, the event highlights the dynamic interplay between tradition and modernity. Facebook page.
MUNICH JEWELRY WEEK: TYPICALLY FEBRUARY OR MARCH
The next whirlwind of an event will take place March 12–16, 2025.
SLOVENIAN JEWELRY WEEK: APRIL 10 – 19, 2025
Info.
MELTING POINT: TYPICALLY IN APRIL/MAY
A biannual international meeting of contemporary jewelry, organized since 2012 by the Departament de Joieria of the Escola dʼArt i Superior de Disseny de València. The most recent edition took place in April 2023. It’s in Valencia, Spain. Website.
AUTOR: MAY 9–11, 2025
Takes place in Bucharest, Romania. Info.
LEGNICA JEWELLERY FESTIVAL SILVER: MAY 9_10, 2025
One of the oldest events in Europe presenting contemporary artistic jewelry. Every year it includes the International Jewellery Competition and numerous individual and collective exhibitions. Info.
FLORENCE JEWELRY WEEK: TYPICALLY IN THE SPRING
The first Italian event devoted to contemporary jewelry. Info.
KORU TRIENNIAL: TYPICALLY STARTS IN MAY
KORU8 took place between May and December 2024. The forest-themed event includes exhibitions in two locations: The Finnish Forest Museum Lusto May 17–December 1, 2024, and Oulu Art Museum in winter 2025. Workshops June 4–6, 2024, in Lappeenranta: Listening And Making Yourself Heard, taught by Urmas Lüüs and Timo Tähkänen; Nose-to-Tail Approach, taught by Katharina Dettar; Into Wood, taught by Sanna Lindholm. Seminar June 7 (at LAB University of Applied Sciences, in Lappeenranta) and 8 (at the Finnish Forest Museum Lusto, in Punkaharju); speakers will include Katharina Dettar, Åsa Elmstam, Maria Kiialainen, Sanna Lindholm, Sarah Powell, Jenna Purhonen, Nora Schuurman, Manami Aoki, Reetta Karhunkorva, Inni Pärnänen, Maria Ignacia Walker. Info.
ORIZZONTI D’AUTORE BIENNIAL: TYPICALLY STARTS IN SEPTEMBER
The most recent edition is taking place September 14, 2024–January 6, 2025. Since its first edition in 2022, this biennial dedicated to contemporary jewelry in the Civic Museum of Asolo, in Italy, has aimed to create a cultural and enriching interchange among invited artists, art lovers, and experts in the field. This year’s exhibitions and collateral events include Between Body & Soul and a Robert Smit retrospective. Curated by Thereza Pedrosa. Info.
ROMANIAN JEWELRY WEEK: OCTOBER 1–5, 2025
Bills itself as the largest international event organized in Romania dedicated to contemporary jewelry, organized by Assamblage National Jewelry Association since 2020. The format of event includes each year a large area of exhibitions, fairs, conferences, workshops, seminars and guided tours, with one main location as well as connex locations. In Bucharest.. More.
PARCOURS BIJOUX: NEXT EDITION OCTOBER 1–31, 2026
Every three years, Parcours Bijoux celebrates contemporary jewelry in Paris, presenting over 300 artists from around the world in some 50 events over five weeks: group exhibitions, solo shows, conferences, publications, seminars, and performances. Website.
MILANO JEWELRY WEEK: TYPICALLY IN OCTOBER
The most recent edition took place October 15–20, 2024. Milano Jewelry Week creates moments of exchange and interaction, captivating trade operators and attracting the public thanks to a calendar full of events: exhibitions, presentations, workshops, talks, awards, live performances, and vernissage. The event develops in Milano’s center within exclusive and evocative locations in the city: historic buildings, high jewelry ateliers, goldsmith workshops, academies, art galleries, fashion boutiques, and design showrooms. Info.
GRASSIMESSE: TYPICALLY IN OCTOBER
The most recent edition took place October 25–27, 2024. This international meeting place for design enthusiasts and lovers of beautiful things is an art exhibition and sales fair in one. Exhibitors will offer unique pieces, small series, and exemplary product design from the fields of textiles, fashion, jewelry, ceramics, glass, furniture, and more. The jury selects exhibitors according to high qualitative standards. Info. At the GRASSI Museum für Angewandte Kunst, in Leipzig, Germany.
OBSESSED JEWELLERY FESTIVAL: NOVEMBER 1–30, 2025
Takes place in the Netherlands and Belgium. This year’s theme, Glow-Up, embraces the power of transformation—both inside and out—through the ritual of adornment. Whether subtle or bold, permanent or fleeting, jewelry has long been a way to express care for ourselves and others, symbolizing growth, change, and empowerment.
CLUSTER CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY FAIR: TYPICALLY IN DECEMBER
The most recent edition took place December 13–16, 2024. In London, metamorphosis will take center stage, inviting artisans to explore the limitless potential of new materials and the future of jewelry design. More.
METALLOPHONE INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL OF JEWELLERY AND METAL ART
Since 2011 ,the biennial has presented the works of participants from different countries around the world: Lithuania, Italy, Ireland, Germany, Israel, Slovakia, Romania and others countries. Takes place in Vilnius, Lithuania. The next edition will take place in 2026. Website.
MIDDLE EAST
ISRAEL BIENNALE OF CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY: OPENS DECEMBER 17, 2024
With the theme Echoes of the Untaken Path, the exhibition seeks to explore the quiet, often unnoticed spaces between choice and chance, the roads not traveled, and the alternative realities that linger in the shadows of our decisions. Info.
ASIA
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AUSTRALIA
INVOLUTION: MAKING JEWELLERY, CREATING CHANGE: OCTOBER 4–6, 2024
The 19th Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia national biennial conference takes place in Perth. Website.
RADIANT PAVILION
AFRICA
SOUTH AFRICA JEWELRY WEEK Currently no listings. Are we missing something? Submit your event(s) here.
NEW ZEALAND
NELSON JEWELLERY WEEK: APRIL 10–16, 2025
The biennial hosts exhibitions, hands-on workshops, and a variety of special events, talks, and networking opportunities that challenge the boundaries of traditional jewelry. Website.
AOTEAROA JEWELLERY TRIENNIAL: MARCH 8, 2025–MARCH 1, 2026
Provides opportunities for New Zealand curators and artists to produce unique and high-quality work with impact. It is based on the former concept of the Dowse Jewellery Biennial and is presented in partnership with museums and galleries. Website.